TY  - BOOK
AU  - Nunberg, Barbara
ED  - Banco Mundial
TI  - Ready for Europe : : public administration reform and European Union accession in Central and Eastern Europe
T2  - World Bank technical paper. Europe and Central Asia poverty reduction and economic management series
SN  - 0-8213-4737-3
U1  - 352.367 
PY  - 2000///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - World Bank
KW  - ADMINISTRACION PUBLICA
KW  - REFORMA ADMINISTRATIVA
KW  - UNION EUROPEA
KW  - EUROPA CENTRAL Y ORIENTAL
KW  - REPUBLICA CHECA
KW  - ESTONIA
KW  - HUNGRIA
N1  - Incluye bibliografía; Foreword -- Overview -- The problem -- The approach -- Findings -- Conclusions -- Annex 1.1: Optimal performance indicators -- Annex 1.2: Civil service norms and practices in European Union and OECD member states -- Annex 1.2.1: Wage bill expenditure -- Annex 1.2.2: Expenditure on goods and services -- Annex 1.3: Technical assistance framework-illustrative technical assistance proposals -- Notes -- The Czech Republic: Overview -- Background and context: administrative transition since the fall of comunism -- Human resource management and civil service issues -- Policy formulation and coordination at the Center of Government -- Implications of accession to the European Union -- Summary and conclusions -- Annex. Czech Republic: public administration implications of EU accession study-initial matrix results -- Notes -- Estonia: Background and context: public administration in Estonia -- Evaluation of civil service human resources management -- Policy formulation and implementation -- EU accession management -- Annex. Estonia: public administration implications of EU accession study-initial matrix results -- Notes -- Hungary: Background and context: public administration in Hungary -- Evaluation of civil service human resources management -- Policy formulation and implementation -- EU accession management -- Annex. Hungary: public administration implications of EU accession study-initial matrix results -- Notes -- References -- Figures -- Tables
N2  - This study seeks to clarify and concretize the real administrative requirements of accession for selected Central and Eastern European countries. Throughout the study, the author tries to determine the level of performance countries will need to attain on a range of administrative tasks in order to reach a minimal threshold for European Union membership, and each countries ' state of administrative readiness for accession in light of the standards applied. The study aims to help countries specify targets for attaining the level of development needed for both EU accession and global competitiveness. It also tries to identify the critical path of actions and policies governments need to implement to reach international standards, and where possible, to highlight areas where outside assistance and advice might be useful. The critical areas of administrative performance are emphasized: First, how advanced is the development of a politically neutral, professionalized human resource cadre in the civil service? Second for public administration tasks more broadly, do countries have the necessary institutional infrastructure at the center of government? Third on the specific front of EU integration, how well do the dedicated institutional structures and processes established to shepherd countries through the accession period work?
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